Chris Atwater, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal
Middle District of North Carolina (336) 332-8702;Michael Potter,
Supervisory Deputy U.S. MarshalMiddle District of North Carolina (336)
554-8545

Two Murder Suspects Flee North Carolina Only
to be Arrested in Baltimore by U.S. Marshals

Greensboro, NC -
On January, 21, 2016, Robert Bernard Jackson,
34, and Charles William Willis, 27, were
arrested Thursday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
by members of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area
Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF). On
January 8, 2016, warrants were issued for
Jackson and WIllis by the Durham Police
Department for Murder, Robbery with a Dangerous
Weapon and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a
Dangerous Weapon.

On December 19, 2015, at
approximately 7:00 PM, three male suspects
walked into and robbed the Buy Quick Convenience
store located at 419 South Briggs Avenue in
Durham. Per authorities, two of the male
suspects were identified as Charles Willis and
Nicholas Bell. The third suspect involved was
wearing a mask and was later identified as
Robert Jackson. It is alleged that Jackson shot
the store clerk, Mohamed Thaber Shoufar, 58,
upon entry into the store and then robbed the
store of seventy-five dollars. Shoufar was
immediately transported via ambulance to the
Hospital but ultimately succumbed to his
injuries. Additionally, Jackson and Willis were
charged with the murder of Nicholas Bell that
occurred on January 3, 2016, in Durham.

During the investigation the U.S.
Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) out of
Greensboro developed information that Jackson
and Willis fled to Baltimore in an attempt to
elude arrest. The JFTF requested the assistance
of the CARFTF in the apprehension of Jackson and
Willis. Their efforts paid off when the CARTFF
verified the information provided by the JFTF
and apprehended the fugitives without incident.
The CARTFF arrested Willis in the 1100 block of
Bolton Street and Jackson in the vicinity of the
2800 block of Alameda in Baltimore. Jackson and
Willis are currently being held without bond on
the alleged charges and are awaiting extraction
back to North Carolina.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive
Task Force for the Middle District of North
Carolina is comprised of investigators from the
U.S. Marshals Service, Immigration Customs and
Enforcement, Chapel Hill Police Department,
Durham Police Department, Greensboro Police
Department, High Point Police Department,
Winston-Salem Police Department, Alamance County
Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State
Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
and the North Carolina Department of Public
Safety, Department of Community Corrections –
Probation & Parole.